Monthly Archives: May, 2025

S09 Ep40: Looking Home, Part 5

Published - May 31, 2025

“I love the way some music suddenly takes you to the other side of Alice’s looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition.”  – Caroline Shaw   We bring our global trek to a close with music from home.  Enjoy these works from women from the U.S. “Looking Home, Part 5” Jessie Montgomery:  Peace Heather Tuach, cello; Yoko Misumi, piano “In the Mirror: Music by Women Composers” Divine Art 21223 Karen LeFrak:  Miami Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor “Karen LeFrak: Romántico” KL2 Georgia Stitt:  Duet for Flute and

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May 28, 2025: Schola Cantorum “The Power of Love”

Published - May 29, 2025

    Schola Cantorum of Syracuse presents “The Power of Love” this weekend – and it’s a preview of the concert they’ll be presenting at the Boston Early Music Festival!  Music Director Barry Torres stopped into the studio to talk about the music, the festival, and the upcoming 50th anniversary season!   Find out more about Schola Cantorum of Syracuse at their website.

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Innovate to Educate, Episode 33 – STEAM School on the Horizon

Published - May 29, 2025

The first collaborative school of its kind in Central New York is on the horizon. The city of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Onondaga County, and schools from Onondaga, Cortland, and Madison Counties are coming together to establish the region’s first STEAM-focused high school. This high school will provide a rigorous academic curriculum emphasizing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). It will be open to students from both the SCSD and the surrounding school districts. On this episode of Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning is joined by SCSD Superintendent Anthony Q. Davis, and former SCSD School

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Built to Serve, Episode 35 – Lara Mosby, The Syracuse Orchestra

Published - May 29, 2025

Symphonic music has been in, around, and throughout Central New York forever (or at least since 1892.) And rightly so, because music is the glue that holds communities together, and The Syracuse Orchestra has been holding down and expanding the great traditions, all while preparing for the future. On this episode of Built to Serve, Lara Mosby, who leads Community Engagement for The Syracuse Orchestra, shares how more than 50 concerts are presented throughout Central New York, reaching 100,000 people each year. The educational outreach that the orchestra provides to schools is aligned with New York State curricula.  Come, check out

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Science Today with Dr. Rich Kopecky – Episode 36

Published - May 29, 2025

The Cold War ended decades ago,  but nuclear weapons are still with us. This month on Science Today, we learn how scientists are confronting controversial issues surrounding our aging nuclear arsenal. Also, what does virtual food taste like? We may be close to finding out.    

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May 28, 2025: Clinton Symphony Orchestra & Chelsea Opera

Published - May 28, 2025

    It’s an exciting collaboration this weekend between the Clinton Symphony Orchestra and the Chelsea Opera Company.  We had a chance to speak to Maestro Octavio Mas-Arocas and board member Judy Marchione from the Clinton Symphony, and soprano Julia Ebner from Chelsea Opera, about the exciting music, the joys of collaborating, and the differences between concert performance and opera staging. Information about the Clinton Symphony Orchestra is available here. And about the Chelsea Opera Company here.

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May 26, 2025: Geneva Music Festival

Published - May 26, 2025

    The Geneva Music Festival is underway, and celebrating it’s 15th season!  We spoke to Founder Geoffrey Herd and pianist Anna Petrova about the festival, the community in Geneva, and what brings these musicians back year after year.   Information about the Geneva Music Festival is available here.

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Check It Out: The Library Comes to You!

Published - May 24, 2025

It may seem like a slow week as we ease past Memorial Day, but Tom has his good friend, Yona, in to talk about the many interesting things where the libraries come to YOU out in the community. They will be at the Farmer’s Market, Mets game, Pride day and many other fun events. All in this week’s edition of Check It Out, the 495th most interesting library-based podcast (in New York)!

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S09 Ep39: Looking West, Part 5

Published - May 24, 2025

“Challenges are what you feed off as a composer.”  – Charlotte Bray   This week we continue our trip around the world with a look to the West.  These are works firmly rooted in the western classical tradition, but the women creating them are making them their own.   “Looking West, Part 4” Lera Auerbach:  Amen, from 72 Angels Netherland Chamber Choir; Peter Dijkstra, conductor Raschèr String Quartet “Lera Auerbach: 72 Angels” Alpha 593 Charlotte Bray:  Zustände Mariani Klavierquartett “Charlotte Bray: Chamber & Solo Works” Alliance 6371 Dani Howard:  Symmetry Mainly Two “Live at Listenpony: Mainly Two” Listenpony 001 Christine

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May 22, 2025: Silverwood Clarinet Choir Rhapsody

Published - May 22, 2025

  The Silverwood Clarinet Choir is getting ready to wrap up it’s season with a very special concert featuring a brand new arrangement of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” for piano and clarinet choir.  We spoke to Ken & Kathy Freer from the clarinet choir, along with guest conductor/soloist Ron Caravan and pianist/arranger Robbie Padilla about the music, the programming, and the joys of performing.       More about the Silverwood Clarinet Choir is available here.

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 73 – Writing and Cultural Traditions

Published - May 19, 2025

(#73, 5/19/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we will have two interviews, the first interview with Matias Roth by Marisol Hernandez, about Book of Artist. As part of the event to celebrate this publication and the publication of many other Latinos writers and book authors, in the famous Point of Contact Cantor at the Warehouse Building of Syracuse University in downtown Syracuse. We also have a coverage of a Mexican traditional indigenous event called Año Nuevo Zteka Celebration, not only as part of Mexican Cultural, but also as a chronological new year mark of earth evolution and believes

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WCNY Commemorates Lafayette’s 1825 Visit with New Film and Educational Program

Published - May 19, 2025

  WCNY, Central New York’s public communications organization, is proud to announce the premiere of its latest original documentary, “Lafayette: A Hero’s Return,” airing Monday, June 9 at 9 p.m. on WCNY-TV. The broadcast commemorates 200 years to the day since General Lafayette visited Syracuse during his farewell tour of the United States, a journey that celebrated one of the last surviving heroes of the American Revolutionary War. Narrated by Julien Icher, historian and founder of the “Follow the Frenchman” YouTube series, the film explores Lafayette’s enduring legacy in both New York and American history. It traces his deep-rooted commitments

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S09 Ep38: Looking East, Part 5

Published - May 17, 2025

“Music is rhythm of the universe meets rhythm of self.”  – Terri Guillemets   We continue our global trek with music from the east.  Today, music from four composers hailing from South Korea, Japan and China. Looking East, Part 5 Young-ja Lee:  Harbor Kyoung Cho, soprano; Se Ryung Woo, piano “Korean Women’s Voices” Centaur 3694 Unsuk Chin:  Rocaná Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor “Unsuk Chin: Rocana/Violin Concerto” Analekta 9944 Yuko Uébayashi:  Sonata for Flute and Piano Martha Long, flute; María García, piano “Elevate: All Classical Radio’s RII Vol. 2” Navona 6625 Wang Jie:  Sonata for the Other Shore Christopher

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Shadow // Yaddo – Scars on the Soul

Published - May 16, 2025

Performance maestro John Kelly and acclaimed author Paul Lisicky on storytelling, subversion, and a voice that still breaks our hearts—Joni Mitchell. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Joni Mitchell, John Kelly.

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